MEMBERS of the  House of Representatives has begun an investigation into the Nigeria-Russian deal to revive the Ajaokuta Steel Mill.

The move to interrogate the agreement was adopted after a unanimous adoption of a motion  moved by Senator Uzoma Nkem-Abonta titled “Call for details of the agreement between Nigeria and Russia on the completion of the Ajaokuta Steel Company project”

Abonta, during the plenary session on Tuesday, said that the details of the deal have not been properly examined while the citizens are still in the dark about the full details of the agreement.

He pointed out that no treaty between Nigeria and any other country “shall have the force of law except to the extent to which any such treaty has been enacted into law by the National Assembly” as mandated by Section 12 of the Constitution.

The House eventually mandated the Committees on Steel; Treaties, Protocols and Agreements to interface with the Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Olamilekan Adegbite, on the agreement.

Also, the lawmakers mandated the House Committee on Treaties, Protocols and Agreements to review all extant treaties entered into by the Federal Government and other countries to ensure conformity with the Constitution.

Buhari signed the deal with the Russian President, Vladimir Putin,  last month at Sochi, Russian during the Africa summit.

According to the legislators, in 2018, the 8th National Assembly passed the Ajaokuta Steel Completion Fund Bill and transmitted it to President Muhammadu Buhari for assent, but was withheld.